Despite its disastrous effects, COVID-19 offers some gifts to medicine – an immunology expert explains what it can teach us about autoimmune disease

COVID-19 has taken away so much. An immunology researcher describes the good it may leave behind.

Dario Ghersi, Associate Professor of Biomedical Informatics, University of Nebraska Omaha • conversation
Feb. 16, 2022 ~8 min

How mRNA and DNA vaccines could soon treat cancers, HIV, autoimmune disorders and genetic diseases

DNA and mRNA vaccines produce a different kind of immune response than traditional vaccines, allowing researchers to tackle some previously unsolvable problems in medicine.

Deborah Fuller, Professor of Microbiology, School of Medicine, University of Washington • conversation
Jan. 24, 2022 ~9 min


Unboosted cancer patients with breakthrough COVID face high death risk

Vaccinated but unboosted people with cancer who get breakthrough COVID are at a higher risk of hospitalization and death, researchers report.

Corrie Pikul-Brown • futurity
Jan. 10, 2022 ~6 min

Regret can be all-consuming – a neurobehavioral scientist explains how people can overcome it

Remorse and sorrow from a bad choice can haunt you for years, even decades. But there are evidence-based ways to move past regret.

J. Kim Penberthy, Professor of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences, University of Virginia • conversation
Jan. 7, 2022 ~7 min

Brain’s immune system may not be to blame for FASD

The bain's immune system may not be at the root of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, which can cause children lifetime physical and cognitive impairments.

Kelsie Smith-Hayduk - U. Rochester • futurity
Nov. 4, 2021 ~4 min

Why vaccine doses differ for babies, kids, teens and adults – an immunologist explains how your immune system changes as you mature

First CDC signed off on a COVID-19 vaccine for adults, then teens. Now US children ages 5 to 11 are officially eligible for shots. Here’s the science on why each group needs to be considered separately.

Brian Peppers, Assistant Professor of Pediatric and Adult Allergy/Immunology, West Virginia University • conversation
Nov. 3, 2021 ~7 min

Life extension: the five most promising methods – so far

Life-extension therapies may be coming sooner than you think.

Lynne Cox, Associate Professor of Biochemistry, University of Oxford • conversation
Oct. 21, 2021 ~9 min

Mito warriors: how T cell assassins reload their weapons to kill and kill again

Cambridge researchers have discovered how T cells – an important component of our immune system – are able keep on killing as they hunt down and kill cancer

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Oct. 14, 2021 ~3 min


COVID vax might not fully protect cancer patients on chemo

Researchers found less of an immune system response to the COVID-19 vaccines in patients with cancer who are on chemotherapy. A third shot helped, though.

U. Arizona • futurity
Oct. 12, 2021 ~4 min

Combining an HIV vaccine with immunotherapy may reduce the need for daily medication

People with HIV need to take daily medication to keep the virus at bay. A study has found that a new treatment combination could boost immunity and control virus levels even after stopping medication.

Rama Rao Amara, Professor of Microbology and Immunology, Emory University • conversation
Sept. 29, 2021 ~6 min

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